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Had my first challenge today: Easter dinner, where only my husband and SIL know about the surgery. I surreptitiously moved food around my plate, and unloaded a big chunk to my husband's plate. And I ate a few small bites of ham and macaroni and cheese, a few blueberries and a raspberry. Since weighing my food wasn't an option, I ate conservatively, and planned/met my Protein requirements before dinner. Success!! And damn, people eat a lot of food, don't they? I never noticed before!!

Anybody else have a similar experience?

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Yeah and they shovel it in so fast they seldom taste it. I was one of the worst offenders, I ate like someone was going to take it away from me. And I'm an only child, think how I would have been if I had a roomfu'll [emoji68][emoji67][emoji66][emoji65][emoji64]of siblings. Now with my practice chewing, regretfully I am still pre-surg, I now know the tastes and alas the texture of well chewed food. No kvetch,i know it's ahead in my future for quite a while if not forever, but I will soldier on to the finish. Having to up my denture adhesive a little so I don't loosen and clack but it's still doable. As Easter[emoji195]finishes us,we will have scrambled eggs, yeah Bunny didn't corner them all, hash brown patties, and sausage for Tomkitten, my son and heir to my miniscule fortune. Might eat a little hash brown, since I've been reforming on my diet and the gastritis, I can't eat as much at a time. Peeves him but I reassure him it's for the best. I will never eat again to the level he does. And Its Still for the Best. Greetings to you- Mr [emoji519] and the little seedlings in your orchard. And thank SIL for keeping her mouth shut towards the rest of the family.[emoji12]

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I made myself mini Easter eggs in advance - by wrapping individual grapes in coloured foil squares, and unwrapping them when with the family and eating them - no-one noticed! And I feel like I had a treat, as well....

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And damn, people eat a lot of food, don't they? I never noticed before!!

People eat an INSANE amount of food, I've been to a couple of work dinners and it's crazy how your perception changes because I know I was one of the big eaters before surgery. I ended up going out and buying a new set of place settings for home because I now can't imagine ever filling up even a salad plate, so I've found a bunch of really small bowls, some of which are technically categorized as "sauce bowls" or "peanut dishes". Unexpectedly that's also helped when doing work events, the dimensions of the small dishes are now so familiar that I can eyeball what would fit on one, rather than trying to downsize from a dinner plate.

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Not to necessarily boost WallyWorld but in Housewares department there like little guacamole dishes right near the silicon spatulas, hand can openers etc. Those would also work nicely. Dang, I worked there so long I can picture the layout in my mind still. Whatever![emoji68]

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3 minutes ago, frust8 said:

Not to necessarily boost WallyWorld but in Housewares department there like little guacamole dishes right near the silicon spatulas, hand can openers etc. Those would also work nicely. Dang, I worked there so long I can picture the layout in my mind still. Whatever!

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I bought six of those pre-op as part of my stocking up for surgery process, because I knew they'd come in handy, and they definitely have! So have the little 2-ounce measuring cups that measure both ounces and tablespoons.

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We did a buffet brunch at a restaurant with my extended family. Only my mom knows about my surgery. I was pleasantly surprised that no one noticed I barely ate. My capacity is only 1 oz, so just moving stuff around doesn't really work. I was prepared to tell if someone had asked, as I didn't want to mislead my family, but grateful no one did. The hardest part was paying $40!

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